Nobody talked yet then about generative A.I., but in the 1980s, I remember hearing this story by Ray Bradbury on the radio, and really paying attention.

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BREAKING: Fifteen demands from King Friday of Make-Believe have been rejected.

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I don't like Iran's government, but they don't seem to be bullshitting us about how the war is going, like ours.

I’m old enough to remember that too, except I didn’t! 😂

The price signs at most American gas stations only have three digits.

Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, AP source says A senior administration official says the Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war.

No

It’s so well written and well presented. Can I ask how you made it?

The Last Quiet Thing Your possessions came alive. Now they won't stop talking.

“This is not your fault."

(The "this" is technology out of control.)

CEOs of top airlines demand Congress restore funding to Homeland Security and pay airport workers The CEOs of the nation’s top airline companies are imploring Congress to restore funding to the Department of Homeland Security and embrace a bipartisan solution to pay federal aviation workers, inclu...

For most Republicans in Congress, it’s apparently more important to let masked #ICE agents keep kidnapping and killing people with no accountability than it is to pay #TSA employees and air-traffic controllers for their work.

Reject the Deportation & Detention Agenda Tell your Members of Congress to publicly oppose any warehouses or detention centers being expanded in your community or anywhere in the country.

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Generally speaking, it’s a bad idea to take the most obnoxious ignoramus you can find and put that person in charge.

The Desire for Terror And the defense of democracy

A purpose of the war on Iran might well be to provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States. This would provide Donald Trump with a pretext to try to cancel or “federalize” the coming Congressional elections.
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I seem to remember Mister Jackass saying he would get rid of Daylight Savings Time, bring prices down, and not start World War III.

Kristi Noem is probably thinking, “I did such a horrible job! What did I do wrong?”

Imagine Gilligan's Island, except they're all psychopaths, and the Skipper is a rapist.

So, are we at war now with both Iran and Minnesota?

Talk about rearranging the problem!

Legitimate grievances are dangerous and powerful, and he just keeps handing them out, worldwide.

Bill Clinton says he had ‘no idea’ about Epstein’s crimes in House testimony Deposition comes one day after Hillary Clinton testified and called proceedings ‘partisan political theater’

Finally, somebody we can trust!

Does anyone seriously doubt he would commit rape if he had the chance?

Does anyone doubt that Jeffrey Epstein gave him the chance?

AI-generated content foisted on us now mostly ranges from stilted and mediocre to stupid and inexplicable. So maybe it will be a big success?

Good one!

Didn’t watch the State of the Union, but I assume he gave an honest, level-headed, unifying, and self-effacing speech, right?

Mon Rovîa - Heavy Foot (Official Music Video) YouTube video by monroviaVEVO

🎶 “No they never gonna keep us all down.”

This is oregano.

a tiny sprout pushes up from soil in a pot

You can start small.

Sorry to get radical but I don’t think it’s my job or yours to embrace, accept, understand - and certainly not to use - the thing being sold to us as AI. I don’t like any part of it, so I won’t. I’m missing out? Good, that’s what I want. You’re worried about me missing out? That’s fuckin weird, man.

From the archives: Jesse Jackson's speech at the 1984 Democratic National Convention YouTube video by CBS News

"Ultimately we must judge people by their values and their contribution. Don't leave anybody out. I would rather have Roosevelt in a wheelchair than Reagan on a horse."

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Apple introduced #Siri in 2011. Basically it has never improved—but I don’t really care.

I do wish it worked better (or at all) while driving, when I avoid using the phone itself. Lately, Siri can’t even seem to handle song requests. But other than that, I don’t need it or even really want it.